I started reading Iris Johansen's books several years ago and have continued to pick up anything new that she writes. This particular story starts out with Catherine Ling (a CIA agent) attempting a rescue of a kidnapped executive and his 14-year old daughter in Columbia. The rescue will buy her bargaining points with her superiors at the CIA - bargaining points she needs to find her own kidnapped son, Luke, who was taken from her nine years ago when he was only 2. What follows is a game of cat and mouse between Catherine and her son's abductor, Rakovac. Aiding Catherine in her quest to find Luke is Eve Duncan (a forensic sculptor who has a lot in common with Catherine because she is still looking for her abducted daughter, Bonnie's, remains and her killer), Joe Quinn (ex-FBI and Eve's partner), and Kelly Winters (the 14-year rescued in Columbia). The chase to save Luke is compounded by a race-against-the-clock terrorist plot instigated by Rakovac and his Arab partners. Who will win? An interesting read with plenty of good, strong female characters and plenty of suspense right up until the end. I expect to see the characters of Catherine and Kelly appear in more of Ms. Johansen's books, along with Eve Duncan and Joe Quinn.